The Tectonic Theater Project presents a benefit reading of Moisés Kaufman's Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde — the award-winning play about Oscar Wilde and the trials for his "crime" of homosexuality — that was banned by Russian government Oct. 5 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater.

Earlier in 2015, Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project were working with the Moscow New Drama Theatre and the U.S. State Department to produce a revival of Gross Indecency in Moscow. In the middle of pre-production, the Kremlin (the Russian government) blocked the revival because of the play's LGBTQ content. In response to the cancellation, Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project decided to produce a benefit reading in NYC to bring attention to the suppression of the rights of the LGBTQ community in Russia.

Kaufman directs a cast that stars two-time Emmy Award winner Michael Emerson ("Lost," "Person of Interest") as Oscar Wilde. Emerson played the role of Wilde in the original production of Gross Indecency at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 1997.